Emporia has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Junction City Bluejays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Emporia will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Junction City is ranked 11th).
Last Tuesday, Emporia came up short against Manhattan and fell 47-36.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Cooper Rech, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Trelc, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Sheldon Stewart, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Spartans squad sat out for Tuesday's match. With Stewart sitting this one out, Trelc got some extra time on the court (30 vs. his season average of 13.19). Trelc made the most of the opportunity, scoring nine points along with five rebounds. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Junction City entered their tilt with Hayden with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Junction City strolled past Hayden with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 73-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Emporia's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Junction City, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Emporia came up short against Junction City in their previous meeting back in January, falling 46-41. Will Emporia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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